Bruin Learn Center of Excellence

Upcoming Events

Getting Started with Bruin Learn for Instructors

Time Tue 6/16 • 3PM - 4PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will help new instructors and TAs prepare their Bruin Learn (Canvas) course sites. Session facilitators will cover essential topics, including navigating your course site, uploading a syllabus, creating assignments, and communicating with students. Join us to get a head start on preparing your Bruin Learn site for the upcoming term. Audience: Faculty, TAs

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Getting Started with Bruin Learn for Instructors

Time Thu 6/18 • 10AM - 11AM PDT

Zoom

Description: This training session will help new instructors and TAs prepare their Bruin Learn (Canvas) course sites. Session facilitators will cover essential topics, including navigating your course site, uploading a syllabus, creating assignments, and communicating with students.Join us to get a head start on preparing your Bruin Learn site for the upcoming term. Audience: Faculty, TAs

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Accessibility in Action Workshop: Use Built-In Tools to Help Make Your Course Content Accessible

Time Wed 6/24 • 10AM - 10:45AM PDT

Zoom

This interactive workshop provides the opportunity for Instructors and TAs to share their current Bruin Learn accessibility remediation tasks and learn how to use the UCLA-provided tools at their disposal to help remediate course content. We will review key features that support accessibility compliance and improve the usability of course content. By the end of the session, participants will have learned how to use the current accessibility tools in the Bruin Learn ecosystem to remediate issues relevant to their courses. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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Assignments and Grading

Time Tue 6/30 • 3PM - 4PM PDT

Zoom

This training sesson will show instructors how to create and grade assignments and discussions, utilize time saving features in the Gradebook, and provide student extensions and accommodations. Join us to improve your teaching skills and simplify your life in Bruin Learn. Audience: Faculty, TAs

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Assignments and Grading for TAs

Time Thu 7/9 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

Enhance your teaching skills and streamline your work in Bruin Learn! This session is designed primarily for TAs and will cover creating and grading assignments and discussions, navigating the Gradebook, and providing student extensions and accommodations. Co-hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center and the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence. Audience: Faculty and TAs (with a focus on TAs)

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Media Best Practices: Use Captioning to Create Accessible Media

Time Mon 7/13 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

Description: This session will introduce instructors and TAs to accessibility tools that are available in Bruin Learn. We will demonstrate the following:- How to use auto-generated captions- How to edit captions- How to select optimal tools and formats for posting your videos- Overview of the WCAG 2.1 AA compliance deadline for April, 2026By the end of this session, participants will be able to select and utilize tools to make their media more accessible in Bruin Learn. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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Is New Quizzes Right for You?

Time Tue 7/14 • 3PM - 4PM PDT

Zoom

Bruin Learn has two quiz engines available to instructors - Classic Quizzes (the original quiz tool) and New Quizzes. This session is aimed at faculty who would like to learn more about New Quizzes and its benefits, limitations, and upcoming features and enhancements. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA

Time Wed 7/15 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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Accessibility in Action Workshop: Use Built-In Tools to Help Make Your Course Content Accessible

Time Mon 7/20 • 11AM - 11:45AM PDT

Zoom

This interactive workshop provides the opportunity for Instructors and TAs to share their current Bruin Learn accessibility remediation tasks and learn how to use the UCLA-provided tools at their disposal to help remediate course content. We will review key features that support accessibility compliance and improve the usability of course content. By the end of the session, participants will have learned how to use the current accessibility tools in the Bruin Learn ecosystem to remediate issues relevant to their courses. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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Streamlining Courses Resources: Utilizing Free Library Reserves with Leganto

Time Wed 7/29 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will show you how to efficiently use Leganto (the "Course Reading List" tool) in Bruin Learn to request course reserves from UCLA Library. Please join us to learn how the Library can support your class by providing free access to required and recommended course texts to your students. Audience: Faculty, TAs

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End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA

Time Thu 8/6 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence

Accessibility in Action Workshop: Use Built-In Tools to Help Make Your Course Content Accessible

Time Tue 8/11 • 2PM - 2:45PM PDT

Zoom

This interactive workshop provides the opportunity for Instructors and TAs to share their current Bruin Learn accessibility remediation tasks and learn how to use the UCLA-provided tools at their disposal to help remediate course content. We will review key features that support accessibility compliance and improve the usability of course content. By the end of the session, participants will have learned how to use the current accessibility tools in the Bruin Learn ecosystem to remediate issues relevant to their courses. Audience: Facutly, TAs, Staff

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Efficient Grading and Feedback of Handwritten Assignments with Gradescope

Time Wed 8/12 • 3PM - 4PM PDT

Zoom

Gradescope helps streamline the grading of handwritten exams, assignments, and Bubble Sheets while providing meaningful feedback to students. This workflow is especially suited for multiple choice, short-form, or mathematical responses. This session will cover how to create assignments, how students and instructors can upload work, and the basics of grading. Audience: Faculty, TAs

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Media Best Practices: Video Assignments, Lectures, and Introductions

Time Mon 8/17 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

Description This session demonstrates best practices for adding media to your course as well as utilizing media in student work, such as assignments and introductions. We will cover the following: - Upload and post videos to your course - Create video submission assignments - Create an introductory discussion with video You will be provided with documentation and resources that you can use to add these activities to your course.

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End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA

Time Thu 8/20 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence

End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA

Time Tue 8/25 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence

End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA

Time Tue 9/15 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence